tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055871156862762353.post1556280931364668098..comments2024-01-27T06:40:41.709-05:00Comments on def shepherd: What Good Could A Christian Possibly Find In A Friendship With An Atheist?eshephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484081625693013559noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055871156862762353.post-17706669446968039912011-09-16T11:21:49.104-04:002011-09-16T11:21:49.104-04:00when living in NC, i encountered many people who w...when living in NC, i encountered many people who were shocked when they learned i was an atheist. i even had one co-worker tell me that she was surprised at what a good person i was. it's funny that some christians don't realize that they are likely surrounded by agnostics, atheists, and at the very least, doubting thomas'. it's nice to be able to prove to others that you don't need religion to be compassionate and kind.shananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055871156862762353.post-79712498941766300152011-09-15T19:12:59.524-04:002011-09-15T19:12:59.524-04:00When I got interviewed about a Christian-Atheist f...When I got interviewed about a Christian-Atheist fundraiser I helped inspire/organize, the interviewer asked me if I thought it was remarkable that Christians & Atheists were working together. I said, "No. Christians and Atheists work together every day. What's remarkable is that people on the internet got along."Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160018811890720052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055871156862762353.post-75307006722627976382011-09-07T13:46:39.285-04:002011-09-07T13:46:39.285-04:00Thank you for the comment.
Most atheists absolut...Thank you for the comment. <br /><br />Most atheists absolutely do have a standard by which they define progress. Just like the word 'Christian' can describe a wide variety of people, so does 'atheist.' <br /><br />Most atheists, as CRW notes, have come to their non-belief due to a critical analysis of religion. Many have come to understand that morality does not require religion, and in some cases religious morality requires the maligning of groups of people. <br /><br />Atheists, humanists, etc. by and large are interested in the enhancement of human (and animal) well-being, the use of critical thinking, reason, and science to find solutions to human problems, and the upholding of human rights, regardless of gender, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, or religion. <br /><br />This is what represents progress for most atheists, along with the rejection of dogma as the source for our morality or our laws. <br /><br />For the most part, it appears, most atheists and most progressive Christians would define progress in the same way.eshephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03484081625693013559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055871156862762353.post-80117986531018920852011-09-07T13:44:15.211-04:002011-09-07T13:44:15.211-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.eshephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03484081625693013559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055871156862762353.post-47308270600725789542011-09-07T11:58:39.687-04:002011-09-07T11:58:39.687-04:00Nice piece. I agree we have much to learn from ea...Nice piece. I agree we have much to learn from each other.<br /><br />You use the word "progress" as if we were going somewhere, as if there were some standard against which to measure distance. Christians believe that (mostly) but isn't CRW right that atheists don't?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com